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Chapter 5 - Surprise Summon?

In Pandora's holding cell, she is laying on the sterile white bed.

She starts thinking of an earlier conversation.

-flashback-

"We have revied your results, you will likely be put to testing, likely as a D-class, with the option of being promoted to the mobile task forces, or in the incredibly low chance, a scientist." Officer Kennedy stated.

"What about when I get summoned?" Pandora asked.

"Depends on the situation." He did not elaborate.

Pandora said nothing as she let the information sink in.

"So I will be disposable fotter?" She asked herself but Kennedy answered anyways.

"Correct, you were given this because, 1, you said you'd work with us, but didn't specify.

2, you are dangerous and unknown.

3, the "crucifix patch' will make you uncontrollable."

"..." Pandora said nothing, but her stare was enough to melt steel, so Kennedy decided to leave, before the robot would go terminator on him.

Pandora got up from the metal chair and decided to lay down and think about her new life.

-Location: Hell-

*BAM*

A fierce man burst through the doors to a group (student?) demons as they talked among each other in the hall.

"Silence." He spoke, but it carried a quiet and fierce authority.

"I am todays administrator, Naberius Kalego." He walked to the stage.

"I am always in charge of this activity. Why you ask?" He turned to the students and narrowed his eyes.

"Because I am ruthless." He looked to a certain blue haired kid at the front, "I'll be the one to judge weather you're useless, trash, or somewhat useful trash."

"For example-" He leaned in to the face of the kid, "If there were a student who'd use their grandfather's influence to recite a vulgar spell on stage, and cause a brawl on the same day, I would get rid of them instantly."

The boy sweated heavily as Naberius walked away.

"Likewise, I plan to expel any student i deem inept." This caused waved as the crowed started to stir.

"Silence!" He slammed the podium and a board popped up, full of colorful images and bold text saying:

How to summon a familiar!

The students watched as the board played out how to, as already shown, summon a familiar.

*SLAM*

Naberius slammed the board to the ground, clearly frustrated on the childlike depictions.

"That ends the summary." He said as he pulled out a piece of paper with a symbol on it, "Make sure to use parchment with my seal on it."

"Don't try anything funny." He said this to the students, but it was clearly for one specific boy.

"Is this dangerous?" One student asked.

"Foolish question. We're summoning beasts that are tamable." he picked up the board.

"If the familiar turns on its owner-"

*FLASH*

He burnt a depiction on of a familiar the board with a bright fire.

"It will receive a punishment do to the nature of the blood pact." He said as he passed the boy, "Stay alert."

The boy was spooked, but a pink haired man came up and comforted him... in his own way.

The students did their summonings, but soon it was the blue kid's turn.

The kid was going through the five stages of grief in a few moments as Noberius watched, clearly frustrated with how the kid was acting.

However, when the boy put the paper to the candle, it flashed a bright light as a clearly powerfu-

It was Noberius's upper half sticking out the circle.

Everyone watched in confusion, stunned.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO!?" He yelled at him.

"I DON'T KNOW!" The boy cried out.

"ANYWAYS JUST STOP THE SUMMONING!" He yelled back as the boy went to his legs.

"Yessir!" And pulled.

"YOU'RE TEARING ME APART!" He yelled, "ARE YOU STUPID!? YOU SHOULD BE PUSHING IN THIS SITUATION!"

"So-Sorry!" He witched to pushing his legs.

"NO YOU FOOL, MY HEAD!" Noberius yelled as he popped through the circle.

*poof*

Smoke filled the area where he fell.

As the smoke cleared, a tiny poofy, bird appeared.

*flap flap*

It flapped it'ls little wings, but it was useless as it fell to the floor.

"SENSEI!" The students yelled out.

"A-are you ok?" The boy asked nervously, "Or actually, what happened to you?"

"This-this is impossible." The bird mumbled to itself.

"Iruma-sama!" The pink one came running over.

"Azz-kun, there's a problem!" Iruma cried but-

"I am moved!" The pink one was in tears.

"WHY!?"

"To think you made the teacher a familiar." He gave a proud smile and a thumbs up, "You really did dislike Kalego's attitude towards you! That'll show him!"

"NO! I didn't mean to!" Iruma exclaimed.

Iruma tried explaining that to the class but-

"You... YOU BASTARD! STOP SCREWING AROUND AND CALL OFF THE CONTRACT NOW!"

"OR ELSE-" A clawed hand wrapped around Noberius' small form.

It was then the class realized that the circle hadn't disappeared.

"Iruma-sama! Of course you had the capabilities of summoning multiple creatures from one circle!" The pink one put his hand to his forehead as tears flowed out uncontrollably.

The class watched in curiosity as a form began leaving the circle as if escaping a well.

However Noberius was absolutely horrified, being small and weak, in the claws of a powerful creature.

"Quite the adorable creature~" A voice came as a head popped out the circle.

-Before, with Pandora-

Pandora was laying on her bed, thinking, when a circle appeared under her.

It lit up as a barrier appeared around her, flinging out anything unwanted, including a tiny recorder on her clothes.

"Wha-" Pandora was cut off when she disappeared and entered a space between worlds, similar to the white space.

She didn't know much, but she knew this was a place to get basic information about the world she's entering, as well as language and listening in on the area around the circle.

Pandora listened as the teacher panicked and the student tried helping, but failing.

It was also then that she realized that this was an accidental summon, not to mention a familiar contract, meaning she'd have to work for the summoner should she choose to go through.

But listening to the naïve boy, she decided to go through.

But as she was leaving, she tried to grab for support to get out the circle, but ended grabbing the small bird.

"Quite the adorable creature~" She admired the bird before looking up to see a bunch of students watching.

"Um... Who are you?" A boy asked her from in front of the circle.

"Pandora, nice to meet you." She greeted.

"C-can you let go of sensei?" He fidgeted, "He seems a little scared."

"Sensei?" He looked from the boy, to the bird, to the students, all nodding- except the bird who was unconscious.

"Sorry?" She apologized and let go of him and extended a hand to the boy, "But can you help me out here?"

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